A summer scavenger hunt is not only fun, they’re educational, too! It’s easy to get creative to make up your own, or modify any of these to make it fit for your area and the age of your child. For older ones you will want to make it harder and for younger children make it…
Kids of all ages – and quite a few grownups – enjoy meeting the local wildlife, and summer is a fantastic opportunity to get up close and personal with some furry four-legged friends. An afternoon at the zoo or a walk through a nearby preserve not only gives everyone a chance to see the…
Teaching children to be eco-conscious is important. It helps them develop an appreciation for their earth. As homesteaders we have an innate feeling of wanting to preserve and appreciate our earth. When children are eco-conscious, they grow to become responsible adults. The good news is that teaching your kids to be eco-conscious is fun. Seven…
Coming up with fun activities to keep your children busy on the homestead during the summer without going broke can be quite a task. You don’t have to stock up on expensive toys or resign yourself to a summer of endless video games, though. There are plenty of fun, outdoor activities you can do around…
April’s showers bring May’s flowers… Isn’t that how the old nursery rhyme goes? Well, I can sure agree with that statement this year! We have had so many rainy days this April and sometimes I let my kids just veg on their iPods or watch t.v. But just because it’s raining outside doesn’t mean you…
Since our Spring Break (which starts next week) looks like it’ll be a little very wet and challenging to do things outside, I’ve been working on some fun things to do inside (maybe they will even learn a little too!). School may be out, but science experiments are still fun – especially when you can…
Ack! I can’t believe this day is here! First day of school. Well it certainly felt like fall this morning, cold and rainy, but these kids were troopers and sat on the front stoop so I could get some first day pics. It wasn’t easy though, some thought they were too old for this tradition…
So, a new school year has come and with it brings, of course, a whole new year of packing lunches. I know we are a bit later at starting school than a lot of places (my kids don’t start till the 6th) but these are good suggestions for inspiration for all year long too. This…
Just thought I’d do a little December recap of our family happenings around Christmas. Above you can see we are in our holiday best 😉 At the beginning of the month my youngest two tested for their next belt level in Tae kwon do and they both passed! Gabe got his gold belt… and Cadence…